What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.
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Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
Public protests eventually forced the scrapping of some proposed freeways in 1973. Today, we have another round of projects and people are protesting again, with good reason. Government should listen.
Transport modelling has been tarnished by its use to justify the predetermined projects politicians favour. But, if used more transparently, it’s a valuable tool for planning our future cities.
The Victorian government plans to destroy trees and sites sacred to Djab Warrung people to make way for the Western Highway at the same time as it seeks heritage listing for the Eastern Freeway.
Various attempts have been made to complete Cape Town’s Foreshore Freeway scheme. A new approach is needed.
‘The Mother Road’ is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Trail, which would allocate funds for struggling towns along the original Route 66.
Instead of focusing on freeways, governments should change the way we pay for urban roads and public transport.
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
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Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
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Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Professor of Urban Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Transport Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Environmental Management, James Cook University
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Director, McLoughlin Archtiect & Urban Designer, B,Arch (Hon) RMIT, MA (Plan & Des) Melb, PhD Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct professor, Arizona State University
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
